State fairs won't press broiler industry's bird flu luck - Rome News-Tribune

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The South is the heart of U.S. broiler chicken production and escaped the deadly bird flu virus that devastated flocks in the Midwest this spring. Autumn, however, brings the possibility that migrating wild birds will carry the virus to the lower half of the U.S.

To try to keep bird flu at arm's length, a number of states are barring or limiting poultry shows and public sales, including those at state fairs in September and October — something their northern neighbors did this summer. That's forcing kids who've worked for months to raise and qualify poultry at fairs to get creative with their exhibits.

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